Monday, March 15, 2010

Helping the helpless

There is something eternal about helping one who can't help himself. There's something beautiful about reaching out to a weaker individual. Perhaps the eternal I find here is because through these things we demonstrate the way our Father reaches out to help us, the weaker and more needy. Maybe, in demonstrating (on a much smaller scale) Christ's relationship to us, we come to a deeper understanding of who He is. By it we draw closer to Him, where all eternal things are.

I've begun asking myself (though not nearly as often as I should) "who needs my help?" or "what can I do for someone weaker, or someone just lacking the privileges I take for granted?" I wonder what amazing things would result if we were all in the habit of looking for ways to reach out to people who need us? I wonder how much fuller a life we could have just by stepping out of the world of "me" for a change? If anyone should take this to heart it would be myself! Even as I type this, I feel convicted for even today neglecting the ones who need me so bad. Even now, people close to me come to mind who I know, could benefit from my help. If I just took the time to do what I know needs to be done. To love those who need my love. What a great responsibility to live up to!

I'm sometimes afraid of one day looking back at my life and not so much regretting what I did or said, but what I never took the time to do or say. I know God can forgive all sin. But as far as I know He does not do good for us. That is what we are called to do. That is proof that we love Him and His ways. So I'll finish up this post so I can do just what I've been saying I ought to do.
In other words, I'll stop preaching and get to practicing.

My prayer for anyone who reads this, is that God will begin to show you what He's showing me right now.

So... God bless, peace out and all that stuff! =)